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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Bojan on 27 October 2016, 14:17:01

Title: wide steel rims
Post by: Bojan on 27 October 2016, 14:17:01

Does anybody have any photos of omega on wide steel rims ('banded steelies')?

Been toying with this idea in my head for a while, as I could 'build' the rims with width and, more important, ET I would like.

Title: Re: wide steel rims
Post by: New POD on 27 October 2016, 21:10:17

Are you a Coded welder? I'd suggest that unless you are you probably shouldn't.

Title: Re: wide steel rims
Post by: Bojan on 28 October 2016, 07:16:05

Not a welder myself, but qualified to know how it should be done.
Cut old rim in two with lathe, tack weld-in new ring, fixate other side on a exact measurement of the tack-welded side, weld trough (be careful with heat input). TIG welded, of course.
I would get them done by a welder who is in this steel rims wideing buissines for 5 years at least.

So, I can have it done, but don't know for sure how it will look on my car.

Title: Re: wide steel rims
Post by: frostbite on 31 October 2016, 10:45:14

Just like the mattig astra. Who remembers it?

Title: Re: wide steel rims
Post by: Bojan on 31 October 2016, 17:59:42

Quote from: frostbite on 31 October 2016, 10:45:14

Just like the mattig astra. Who remembers it?

Yes,that is the general idea. Not that wide, tough.

Title: Re: wide steel rims
Post by: Bojan on 10 November 2016, 21:33:35

After lot of digging, I've found one.

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/924/woASD9.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/powoASD9j)